Sunday, August 29, 2010

If you've stopped by my blog before, you know that I'm a HUGE Papertrey Ink fan! In fact, they are the company that really got me back into stamping.... Every month so much excitement & inspiration abounds....!So here's a little thank you to Nichole (and her partners) for always keeping it so fun!PTI vintage cream & aqua mist cardstock. PTI aqua mist ink. PTI embellishments stamps.

Friday, August 27, 2010

I have been hoping to enter this week's challenge at Wee Memories- how can I resist- sweets & ribbon!! :)I've got lots of weddings coming up, so I thought this would be a good time to start on those cards.... My friend, Charlene, inspired me with her doily card, so I put my own spin on that.I used May Arts crocheted ribbon, cut in 3 lengths & layered over vellum. Then I strung pearls (from Joanns) onto May Arts silk ribbon & added those to the top of each layer.I attached the cake to some basic gray paper (capella 'mezzo')- it has a pretty wedding-y feel to it on it's own! I distressed with PTI tea dye inks & SU! close to cocoa to try to match the uncut side.

May Arts is sponsoring this challenge- and I want to encourage you to head over to their blog- they are having a comment-to-win-a-spool-of-ribbon (your choice!)!! That contest is open until Sept. 5th- AND open to international entries (hint, hint) so go get your comment in!

The Wee Memories challenge is only open for a few more hours- but you can head over there to see all the sweets with ribbon!!!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

I'm finally getting a chance to play along again with EBTKS!! It's sketch challenge time:

So here's my take:

I turned the sketch on it's side... then got busy. I really wanted to use the misted doily I'd made during my last post, and some ruffled aqua ribbon- but I couldn't make it work. Fiddlesticks.

So I moved on, and picked an image that I though my niece would like- I have twin girl nieces that turn 8 tomorrow (Happy Birthday Sydney & Emma!!!).

I stamped in Versafine black on PTI white, paper pieced using Cosmo Cricket's Earth love 6x6, & colored with ink & prismacolor pencils. I'd machine sewn a random circle on the pp & attached some crinkled seam binding that I'd dyed with glimmer mist. Then I attached the little rhinestone to the wand, applied white acrylic paint to the heart in her hair & on her belt (I used black glaze pen on her belt), and threw some shadows on her dress.I stamped her wings on vellum & heat embossed, cut out & applied crystal stickles to the wings as well as the wand. I then stamped the sentiment in PTIchai ink over & over again- since I really do hope they both have a magical day tomorrow!

You've got a little more time to play along with EBTKS- so get busy!!!

Thanks for stopping by- you know I'd love to hear what you think!!! :D

Friday, August 20, 2010

This is the first time I've played along with The Play Date Cafe. My friend, Michelle, plays a lot, so I thought I'd go check it out. And check out this inspiration photo:Is that gorgeous, or what?!So here's what I came up with:

I glimmer misted (key lime pie) some PTI white cardstock, using a doily as a mask. I have to say, I loved it just like that! I punched some butterflies (MS & PTI die) out of PTI aqua mist, and stamped the large butterfly with PTI butterfly dreams using SU! garden green.The sentiment is also in garden green ink. I added some diamond stickles to the large butterfly & litte tiny rhinestones (Ben Franklin's) to the smaller butterlies. The large one is popped up for more dimension.

One more of the ribbon- it's crinkled seam binding that I dyed- and I think it's a little bit of heaven! :)

I really wish you could see the sparkle- in real life the whole card shimmers....

And because I haven't posted an update of the puppy:

He's adjusting quite well!So go check out PDCC43- you have a few days to play along!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

You may remember that I did a few posts here recently featuring May Arts ribbon. They were having a 'Calling all Bloggers' contest to select their blog team. You can imagine my excitement when I found out this morning that I made the team!!!!! Thanks again to all of you that commented on their blog for me- I really appreciate your support!

I would love to send you over to their blog again- they are having a comment to win a spool of their awesome ribbon- it's open through Aug. 22nd. Good luck!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Can you believe I'm back again so soon? Crazy, I tell 'ya! :)It seems we know many people getting married all of a sudden. Isn't it funny how you can go a long time with none, and then BOOM- 3 within a couple of weeks. The one that I'm sad about not being able to attend is my cousins- he's getting married on Laguna Beach (CA). Let me reiterate... ON THE BEACH. 'nough said.This card is for Cory's cousin's wedding shower... I took a look at her registry- both for a gift AND to get a feel for her colors. That's where this combo comes from. I know. It is the same combo as the last PTI hop- don't be too shocked if it's on my Christmas cards too! ;)PTI vintage cream cardstock, scattered showers & polka dot 2 stamps. PTI pure poppy & tea dye duo, SU! creamy caramel, Versafine vintage sepia inks

The button is TRULY vintage, embroidery thread from my stash.

I don't know about you, but that dotted frame from vintage labels (PTI) around the sentiment makes me giddy!

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Hi there!!! Long time no blog- you'd think I got a puppy or something!?! :)Finally back with something crafty- I know you've had enough non-craftiness out of me!I've put my Pink Paislee queen bee paper to work here... It's so pretty on it's own! I also got out my Practicing Creativity 'key to my heart' stamps.I stamped the heart on red cardstock with versamark & embossed with UTEE, then cut it out. I then popped it up between the i & u which had been stamped with PTI fresh snow ink. I cut a narrow piece of the dotted paper & pleated it, then machine stitched it in place.

I used my MS doily punch on more red cardstock along the bottom.

I used some red heart brads (from Joanns I think) to bring it all together.

I would like to thank all of you that were so sweet & went over to May Arts to leave a comment for me there!! I know how busy we ALL are- I really appreciate that several of you did that for me!!! So this one's for all the folks that swing by my little corner of blogland... i {heart} u! :)

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Honestly there is a crafty post 2 posts down- but here's another one with pics....Meet Cosmo (yes, as in Cricket, and Kosmo Kramer, and short for the delightful cocktail cosmopolitan).Hadley's been begging for a pet since we lost our cat last year. I got her a beta fish a couple of months ago, but 'colorful sparky' wasn't really cutting it in the pet department. Cory started warning me it was coming- I guess I knew I was outnumbered.....Yesterday we went to 'Woofstock'- an annual rescue/adoption event. The furry person we were looking for wasn't there. We looked around for quite awile & decided we'd hold out... and in walked 'clyde'. We wanted a girl. He's not one. And still, he had me at hello....He's about 25 lbs & around 5 months old. He was rescued from Puerto Rico, so he's bilingual now. *giggle* That's his 'I was adopted at woofstock' bandana. The folks we adopted him from brought him to us last night- they wanted to check us out.... I'm good with that.

Hadley already had a tea party with him this morning!

I know, right?

So hopefully I'll get to some craftiness soon, but now you know who's keeping me busy!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

We spent 2 weeks on our boat in South Puget Sound (Washington state) in July this year....There are lots of pics, and no crafts on this one. ETA-there's a crafty post from today below! My friend Natalie would've had these all on scrapbook layouts by now, but alas- I'm lucky to have even downloaded them!It was great right from the start- this is our first day in Penrose- we spent several there!

Even though there's no proof, even I jumped in that cold (COLD) water- it was pretty hot & I hadn't seen any jellyfish for awhile...

on the beach...

the one below has Cory holding a moon snail- we must've seen nearly a dozen!

we towed the little boat grandma & grandpa gave Hadley...

This isn't the best pic of the boat, but that's Mt. Rainier in the background. I don't think I could ever tire of seeing that peak- and I see it everyday I drive home, much closer than this!

yep, that close to the eagles- something else I'll never tire of!

We moved on to Jerrol's cove on Harstene Island-

We drank the bottle of wine we'd brought back from New Zealand- we'd been saving it for our 10 year anniversary. It was great to reminisce about that winery....

Those are the Olympic mountains. Did I mention how beautiful I find our area to be?

On to Olympia...

dancing at the farmer's market

enjoying lakefair rides...

winning 'shiny-tongue'

that's the state capitol in the background

heading to Poulsbo, we always end up having to watch out for the ferries!

I have a soldered pendant I put together to show you! I've used graphic 45 for one side, and the girls' paperie for the other.

That little 'fancy' sticker is girls' paperie too!

I strung it on some gorgeous May Arts silk ribbon. I started with black, but look how much the look is changed when I switched to the pink, and then the white silk ribbon!

I'd love to hear your thoughts...! And if you have a minute (hahaha- do any of us have a spare?) head over to the May Arts blog & leave a little note about my post over there- I would REALLY appreciate it!!!! (did that sound like begging? well, if it didn't it should have!!)

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About Me

I'm mainly a SAHM to my amazing 11 yo daughter. I've been married to a fantastic man for 16 years (Wow!)- and he loves my craftiness (I mentioned he was fantastic, right?!).
I think I may be addicted to paper.
I KNOW I am addicted to ribbon.